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CAR SEAT AND BEBTH.

EINITED' STATES ETHELBERT A. STANLEY, or TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOBOUDOIR OAR COMPANY.

CAR SEAT AND BERTH.

PATENT OFF CE.

THE MAnNs SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,812,dated December 21, 1886.

' Application filed April 20, 1886.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ETHELBERT A. STAN- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Seats andBerths, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for temporarily supper-ting the seatsof berths and re taining them in a certain position while the porter isemptying the casing of which said seat forms and constitutes the cover.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a partof thisspecification, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of two berthsin a Mann bOlldOllFCZtI, the left-hand' side of which shows the casingclosed and the seat down and in its normal position, the righthand siderepresenting the seat as raised and the casing uncovered. Figs. 2, 3,and 4 are detail views, which will be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, A represents a seat hinged at B. The seat A normallyrests upon the upper frame-work, O, of the casing or storage box D.Pivoted to the frame-Work O is arod or bar, E, whose upper end, 0, isadapted to fit into a notch, a, in the frame-work of the seat A. An arm,F, is also swiveled to the frame of the seat A, and is connected at itsother end to the rod or bar E. A slot, f, is

provided in the arm F. and it is through this slot that the pin p, whichforms a means of fastening the bar and arm together extends. By means ofthe aforesaid slot a freedom of movement is obtained, which is necessaryto the satisfactory working of the device, as will be explained. Asbefore stated, the rod or bar Eis pivoted to the frame of the seat A.

The means of connection are as follows: A

log or annular piece, G, is set against the frame Serial No.199,542.(hi0 model.)

may be pressed down tight by the screw I, thereby binding it, at thesame time not ins terfering with the movement of the bar E. The bar Ecan thus be made to fitsnuglywithout any danger of binding or producingany friction whatever.

The operation of the device is as follows: Wherf the seat A is raised,the box or casing D 5 5 is uncovered, and the arm F, being attached tothe seat, draws the rod or bar E after it. When the said bar has reacheda vertical position, its upper end, 6, drops into the notch a of theframe of the seat. person who is handling the seat may then let the seatgo, and it will receive the necessary support from the bar E. To preventthe arm F from reacting and thrusting the bar Ebackward, I provide theslotf, in which the pin 11 slides, by which means I preclude thepossibility of such a mishap. The weight of the seat will thus restdirectly on the vertical rod E. When the contents of the box or casingare removed the porter can remove the bar from the notch and lower theseat to its normal position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a support. for car-seats, as shownand described, the bar or rod E,in combination with the arm F.

2. The combination of the seat A, the box or casing D, having theframe-work O, with the rod or bar E, and the arm F.

3. The combination of the seat A, hinged at B and provided with thenotch a, with the frame 0, bar E, and arm F, the latter being providedwith the slot f, as shown and de 8 scribed. p

4. The combination of the seat and frame with the bar E, lug G, washerH, and screw I, adapted to operate substantially as shown and described.

ETHELBERT A. STANLEY.

Witnesses:

JNO. TEUFER, E. A. DEAL.

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